Imagine this scene: a group of twenty or so United Methodist leaders are gathered in a circle for the opening prayer of a weekend training in spiritual formation. The leader begins with asking each member of the group to center
The Problem of Mixed Motives
I’ve been talking to people lately about a roadblock that I think I see in spiritual growth. It looks like a two-step process: (1) “get” (understand) the principle and then (2) “apply” it, which means to incorporate it into our,
How Do We Cultivate Awareness?
I’ve been watching this phenomenon and participating in it myself for years, since I was a college student. It’s the infamous “quiet time,” our evangelical colloquialism for a much-needed and advocated-for spiritual discipline. It once was called “personal devotion” or